#The Aspect

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clever depot
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You are late to a mystic ceremony. Gather the materials needed!

This is a VERY SHORT little game but the music is really cool and its actually pretty fun.

Game is available here: https://backterria.itch.io/the-aspect
Download and Place the TheAspect.exe in the gamedata folder,.
Thank you to @tabreturn for helping out with porting my first two games. I couldnt have done this wihthout you. THAT is For Certain!!!

[X] AmberELEC
[X] ArkOS
[X] ROCKNIX
[X] muOS

[ ] 480x320 (optional)
[X] 640x480
[X] 720x720 (RGB30)
[X] Higher resolutions (e.g., 1280x720)

Controls are:
back = esc
start = enter

up = up/jump
down = down/interact
left = left
right = right

left_analog_up = up/jump
left_analog_down = down/interact
left_analog_left = left
left_analog_right = right

a = jump/up
b = interact/down

πŸ“Ž theaspect.zip
itch.io
The Aspect by Backterria

You are late!The mystic ceremony has began!

quaint bolt
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<@&1216123318122577972>

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βœ… rg351v amberelec
(haven't finished it yet, but wandered around for a few minutes and all seems smooth)

clever depot
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i beat it. it runs just fine

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i wish there was more to it but hey, its an addition, right!/

quaint bolt
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48 hrs effort, i guess

clever depot
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yeh

quaint bolt
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you should try request permission to distribute from creator

clever depot
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ok

quaint bolt
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you can actually p.m this person on twitter (many users require paywall thing) -- i'd go that route (if you have twitter)

quaint bolt
clever depot
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ok

quaint bolt
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βœ… rgb30 arkos
it letterboxes (rather than stretch-scales) which i prefer, but you cannot really tell there's a letterbox (because the level background is black πŸ˜„)

hardy current
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Makes sense for a game called "the aspect"πŸ˜„

quaint bolt
dense bay
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Woohoo GameMaker port

clever depot
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Thank Tab. He basically helped me with the whole thing

quaint bolt
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port is 100% identical to "dead knight", except a different game.apk πŸ™‚

clever depot
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So are we ready to p.r?

quaint bolt
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also, give a few days for the creator to potentially respond (for rtr permission)

clever depot
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Ok

clever depot
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@quaint bolt i thought i should mention, this is the same creator as deadknight

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he hasn't said anything back to me about the game being on PM but i don't think he would object to another of his creations being on here as is deadknight?

quaint bolt
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i was talking about permission to distribute the game files, ie a ready-to-run port (it's a free game, whereas dead knight is not)

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but if there's no response, we don't have to wait

clever depot
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okie dokie

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@quaint bolt what runtime is gamemaker?

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im making the json

quaint bolt
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refer to the dead knight port -- this one is basically identical

quaint bolt
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if you'd like to, you can begin with this p.r (because tiny tower defence is done)

clever depot
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@cedar mortar I thought I added this to the github. Did I not?

cedar mortar
clever depot
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I thought I pr'd it

cedar mortar
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You're speaking in riddles again

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The Aspect?

clever depot
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Yeh

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It's been done for a while and I added it

cedar mortar
cedar mortar
clever depot
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I also made this

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I must of done it wrong

cedar mortar
clever depot
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Bleh

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I'm gonna try to di this correctly

clever depot
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this is where im at

cedar mortar
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and then make your pr

clever depot
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okay so go to fork at the top

cedar mortar
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not holding your hand no, else you will not learn it

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no

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you already have a fork

clever depot
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oh ya ok

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sclick add file

cedar mortar
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no

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read what i wrote above

clever depot
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make a branch

cedar mortar
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sync your fork, make a branch! (IMPORTANT)

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Step 1: sync your fork, do not proceed until youve done this

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Step2: create a branch, do not proceed until you've done that

clever depot
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okay

cedar mortar
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switch to your new branhc

clever depot
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how do i sync it i dont remember hwo i did this

cedar mortar
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and then upload your files into your branhc

clever depot
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i need a refresh

cedar mortar
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you go to your fork and it'll tell you on top to sync

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If you don't know something google, and research first and only then you ask questions

clever depot
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so from here i do not click add a fork, i just click on fork, then my name

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ill try to find that writeup

cedar mortar
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No

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Scroll back up

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you asked should i make a fork

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and i said no

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why do you want to make a fork again?

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You already have a fork

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this is your fork

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84 commits behind

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go to your page, hit sync fork

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create a branch and continue

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You can find your fork under Your repositories

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clever depot
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okay @cedar mortar can you check for me if i did it right?

cedar mortar
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Title has to say New Port: The Aspect or somehting

clever depot
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oh shit i just clcjked the resoluions i didnt even see that

cedar mortar
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The form below that is to be filled out

clever depot
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sorry

cedar mortar
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Game Title is a place holder

clever depot
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so can i edit that

cedar mortar
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yeah

clever depot
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or do i just have to add files again and do it over

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GOOD TO GO?

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hope so

cedar mortar
clever depot
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does it need to stay inside the brackets?

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inside the parentheses?

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better?

cedar mortar
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I'm talking about this

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That is the title of the PR

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see this si the overview of all the PRs

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Guess which one is wrong

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πŸ˜›

blissful sluice
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poor Jeod, you are still after him? πŸ˜›

clever depot
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thhheeeerree we go

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fixed it?

cedar mortar
clever depot
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Vuah-Lah!

quaint bolt
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"so i messed it all up" -- sorry, but this isn't constructive

respectfully, i spent time documenting exactly what you need to address and how. i reckon, if you read what i've written, you could make the changes in 10 minutes.

Screenshot_from_2025-02-05_10-55-31.png
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this is completely expected from a review -- myself and many other porters routinley get three or four comments for a p.r

clever depot
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Will do. I was in line checking out when I git that e mail. I was just making light if the mistake. Not trying to be unconstructive. I'll fix it. Thanks for the help @quaint bolt

clever depot
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i think i went ahead and got it all fixed

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let me know if anything else is needed. thank you again

quaint bolt
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you didn't resize the screenshot?

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you're still missing a space ##Controls --> ## Controls

clever depot
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i resized the screenshot

quaint bolt
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regarding the json file, you haven't corrected this properly --

    "genres": [
      "Platformer-Cult"
    ],

you must stick to the predefined categories --

    "genres": [
      "platformer"
    ],
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also, if your cover.png and screenshot.png look the same, you don't have to include both. cover.png is optional

clever depot
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Oh I wasn't aware it had to be just platformer. I will adjust it to -platformer-

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So that's named cover.png. am I supposed to just include screenshot.png only?

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Rename it?

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Is the png not going to work? I took a screen shot from the game. Ctrl+PrtScrn, saved and used a website to resize to 640x480.

quaint bolt
quaint bolt
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if you play the game on your 4:3 handheld, you'll see it's not stretched, instead it's letterboxed

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i recall ganimoth advised how you could screenshot from your handheld (not your pc)

clever depot
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so screenshot.png if 1 image

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cover.png if you use a 2nd

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used my device for it this time

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okay @quaint bolt i THINK that last upload should be final

quaint bolt
clever depot
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which is?

quaint bolt
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honestly, i'd probably just delete the cover.png and change this line in the gameinfo.xml to --

    <image>./theaspect/screenshot.png</image>
clever depot
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i renamed it to screenshot.png

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the newest ypload hasnt got a cover.png

quaint bolt
clever depot
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oh wow i forgot the damn slash?

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in the .json?

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oh xml

quaint bolt
clever depot
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oh okay how od i do that

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just reply to that notificaiton saying go ahead with the change?

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oh apply changes

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did it

quaint bolt
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  • also, i still see a cover.png
  • also, is it fine or fun? (see below)
Screenshot_from_2025-02-05_16-01-52.png
clever depot
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fun.

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ugh wow i cant believe how many mistakes i ve made man

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can you fix that or do i need to upload all the files again fixed

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how is it cover. pm g i literally changed it to screenshot in my file and dragge dit into the upload area

quaint bolt
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i fixed the typos. you'll need to delete the cover.png from the github interface

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(if you drag upload, you're overwritting, not fresh-copying so nothing gets deleted)

clever depot
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Okay I'll try figure out how to

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Ummm. Help

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?

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It says screenshot right there

quaint bolt
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just delete the cover.png file

clever depot
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How do I get to it

quaint bolt
clever depot
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I'm trying to learn gow guthub works but it's so cinfusing

quaint bolt
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i think you should look at some github tutorial to understand how it all works

clever depot
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So do I just make the box blank and press commit changes ir rename it to screenshot.png

quaint bolt
clever depot
quaint bolt
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i don't use the github web interface to do this stuff. so either: you look it up; or i look it up?

clever depot
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How can I just resubmit a whole new one without cover.png

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It says binary files aren't editable I can inly rename or move

quaint bolt
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... okay ... i will look it up

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right! didn't need to -- i just worked it out (recall, i've never done this before πŸ˜„)

clever depot
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Okay!

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Fabulous!

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I'm sorry! 😦 I have never worked with github.com like this besides downloading stuff

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I'm glad you could figure it out. But I will remember this stuff for next game

quaint bolt
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click on the image > ellipses menu at top right > delete

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i cannot do it for you, though -- you need to do it in your repo

clever depot
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THANK YOU

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sorry im such an annoying shit

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i clicked delete but it is still there

quaint bolt
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you prob need to commit the changes or something

clever depot
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Ok thanks

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It's done

clever depot
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@cedar mortar do I still need to fix the name on the .json?

cedar mortar
clever depot
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Okay, so the name in the .json and the url in the .md

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Looks like everything else was edited/fixed by the crew from what I can see

cedar mortar
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We only highligted what is wrong

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We can not edit your pull request

clever depot
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I've went ahead and fixed the things I saw wrwrong. ONE being creative named in xml. Changed from zefrost to backterria. Fixed everything else as well.

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Hope I got it all

cedar mortar
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What are you doing

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if someone posts this

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This is a comment and a suggesation how YOU can fix it

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this is your pr and your code

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you press press commit suggestion to accept the suggestion in your code

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We are not able to edit your code or change it

storm turtle
cedar mortar
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so in the PR we tlel you what still needs doing

storm turtle
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πŸ˜„

cedar mortar
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πŸ˜„

clever depot
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Well does this mean in green it's been switched BACK to ZeFrost? Because I made that mistake and Backterria is the creator. Not ZeFrost

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I'm still learning github. I will read the entire page on packaging and if you can link a tutorial write up or a video on these terms like branches/forks/repositories/ etc for me to read/watch it'd be appreciated. Ia there anything else left for me to do

cedar mortar
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and the thing that is highlighted for you you fix it

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see this?

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It says you should do it the way its written in green

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and when it says commit suggestion you can take over that suggestion

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same with this

image.png
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You don't hit resolved

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that is not adding or editing it

storm turtle
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lmao

cedar mortar
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that's just marking it as "done" without doing anything

cedar mortar
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You're getting too much handholding πŸ™‚

clever depot
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So clicking the Commit Suggestion applies what they suggested as a fix and I don't have to go in and edit anything though?

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I am not trying to have my hand held through this. I'm trying to understand it. But I just feel really stupid sometimes when I'm being laughed at. I'm trying to get this done

cedar mortar
cedar mortar
storm turtle
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πŸ‘€

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Tbh, you're way more competetent than 99% of computer users

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So relax, you'll figure it out

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πŸ˜„

clever depot
cedar mortar
clever depot
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I really hope to. I don't want to bother you guys with my mistakes. Trust me

cedar mortar
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That is aboiut me banging my head against the wall trying to get my point across πŸ™‚

storm turtle
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I'm also Australian, if im not laughing or joking at you, you need to be worried. ^_^

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Cebion is German and straight down the path, i find it hilarious. πŸ˜„

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He has the patience of a saint

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❀️

clever depot
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I know you are and you try to do it in a way that helps me learn. But honestly, just laying it out and saying "this button does this then you need to go in and do this because this, then click this and this will happen and then click this and it will finish it," is way more helpful to me. I'm a very hands on visual learner. When I am told what to do, then do it, I remember.

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Brisbane is beautiful

storm turtle
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I lived in Queensland for 4 years, it was torture. 😦

clever depot
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Visited the Whitsunday Islands a very long time ago.

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Unbelievable

cedar mortar
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Hence me saying to take a github guide on yt to learn the basics then you'll know why the button is there in the first place πŸ˜›

clever depot
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I do learn. Because if I have to do it again, I'll know what does what. And even more so, have something I can look back at to be reminded instead of asking you again

clever depot
storm turtle
clever depot
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I just hope I've finally finished everything

storm turtle
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hehehe

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famous last words

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Just so you know

clever depot
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Theres no more commit suggestions boxes, nothing in red

storm turtle
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We scrutinise each others work just as much

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^_^

clever depot
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All the reviews say they are pending and or resolved

storm turtle
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AND

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I laugh at @cedar mortar too

clever depot
storm turtle
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πŸ˜„

cedar mortar
clever depot
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I got permission for ready to run on one of consumerism old abandoned ports. I've re wrote the script to be updated tested it and will be testing in to the server soon

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Waiting on 6 more replies: )

clever depot
cedar mortar
clever depot
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I'm not discouraged

storm turtle
clever depot
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@quaint bolt so when I get an email saying you pushed a commit, it means what exactly?

storm turtle
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It means he submitted a fix to your pr/branch

clever depot
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Ok. Thank
you, klops!

unkempt nymph
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πŸ†— RG35xx H (640x480 H700 1Gb) AW Banana

clever depot
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So deltre is saying I didn't commit my .sh. this is all I see.

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And when I go to my .sh, the "-" is already a "+"

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What am I supposed to change in this script @quaint bolt

clever depot
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Do I need to change it TO a -?

cedar mortar
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Open that

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"Show resolved"

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You just clicked resolved but never changed anything

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That's like getting your homework and giving it back and saying done without writing a single thing

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Also you see the comments from cdeletre and what needs to be changed. You can just go into your files and check if its correclty done there

clever depot
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Yeah I get the resolved part. How I didn't change it. I have edited files before on there. But like I said it shows a - in red, and the fix is a +. But the file I opened shows line 31 as already being a +. Like in the picture.

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I'm sorry if this something so simple and it's just Infuriating you. I will fix whatever still needs to be fixed. But what's in red is what's wrong, correct? Then underneath, it shows the suggested fix. So when I go into the. Sh, line 31 has the + there. So is there something I'm missing?

cedar mortar
clever depot
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Well I took a picture of it. Here again the - is now a +. So I will assume that it's fixed

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cedar mortar
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This

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You clicked on resolved without doing anyhting

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So it won't show up anymore

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There is a button called "Show resolved"

clever depot
cedar mortar
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In there

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This is not added

clever depot
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Okay but that red line, that's what's wrong, correct?

cedar mortar
clever depot
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So why in This .sh is it not there

cedar mortar
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Red means tab delted the line and green means he added

cedar mortar
clever depot
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Okay, so it's all set then

cedar mortar
clever depot
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Wow I must be dense as lead

cedar mortar
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You just dismissed his comment

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You just ignored it and said its fine

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Go into your file add these lines and hit commit

clever depot
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Oh Jesus I see it now

cedar mortar
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You only hit resolve if a change was commited not before πŸ™‚

clever depot
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If you would have said "do you see"esudo" in the suggested change and not in the file?",I would have gotten this Yesterday.

cedar mortar
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so you can comparer

clever depot
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I was so focused on the red line being lit up. That's all I was focusing on. The rest of it in green I THOUGHT was already in my file man

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It should be like PURPLE if it's something not currently in your file but being suggestted

cedar mortar
clever depot
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Well suggestions should be purple. Or blue. ...

cedar mortar
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Like instructiuons

clever depot
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I THINK I FEEL confident it's right this time

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Please check and feel free to call me a dumbass if it's still not

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I honestly feel like a Moron for not spotting that. I wish someone woukd have pointed out how blind I was.

cedar mortar
clever depot
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Good ol Ron Swanson

cedar mortar
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What do you do if someone suggests a change?

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Correct you review if it makes sense and hit Commit suggestion

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DO NOT HIT RESOLVE CONVERSTAION WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING

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That is there incase the change does not make sense

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It's called a conversation so you can have a chat with the person who suggested something

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like thanks, or this does not make sense i won't do it

clever depot
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I pushed commit.

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57? Oh

cedar mortar
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I'm talking about something new

clever depot
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Is it just moving the line down instead of all being on one?

cedar mortar
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  • means remove + means add
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It says 57 on both right?

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You know you're adding new files completly to our github

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So all files from you will have a + on it

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because they're new stuff

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So if i change somehting or remove something I will have a - because I'm removing somehting

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So it shows you This is what is currently proposed to get added

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and this commit will remove in this example line 57

clever depot
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Yes. I removed line 57

cedar mortar
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Awesome

clever depot
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Weird when you put - at the beginning of a post it automatically makes it a bullet point. That confused me

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  • <-bullet point
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Now is there ANYTHING else I need to address?

potent moth
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I did the same thing i guess just now
accidentally resolved without changing
can I join the club?

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I am just following this post to learn the github side of things
please treat me the same
@clever depot queries have been a great help ❀️

cedar mortar
potent moth
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I have another question
when you commit a suggested change
does it automatically get marked as resolved?

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if that's the case then I guess I did it right
it getting marked as resolved automatically is what confused me

cedar mortar
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You did it right πŸ™‚

clever depot
# potent moth I have another question when you commit a suggested change does it automatically...

Yeah there's so much to the GitHub side of PM... but I don't wanna say the wrong thing. @cedar mortar can clear this up for you. Because I could have sworn when a suggestion was proposed, i pressed commit changes also. But I had to also go in to my .sh file and fix things and commit changes there. But I think they were two different scenarios. One was someone saying "hey this is wrong, if you accept, it will change to this." The other, was cebion trying to help me learn, saying " this is wrong, you need to make this change" at which point I had to go into the file, make the change and press commit changes there to save it.

cedar mortar
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Yeah the swapping out assetrs and test it is the easy part πŸ˜›

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The bringing it to pm is the more difficult part ^^

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But it's the most important one too

clever depot
clever depot
cedar mortar
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That's why there are some testing threads liek 30 from some members but not one is on pm

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i can asset swap all day lol

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so now it's forbidden to do that lol

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one or max two at a time

potent moth
clever depot
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As @storm turtle stated earlier, he really is a saint.